On the Rag, Vol. 543

A weekly look at what's making news in the gay magazines:

Gay Times (U.K.): Anthony Bowens is the mag's hottest cover specimen yet

HotSpots (South Florida): He's pretty, but are you ready for an intimate evening with Deborah Cox?

Get Out!: Melissa Mark-Viverito is the first public advocate candidate to file petition signatures, transporting her to the top of the ballot

Metro Weekly (D.C.): Emërson Anicëto is Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2019 

QX (London): Meet your new favorite pan-Asian cabaret collective

Dallas Voice: Equip in style

Gay Cirque du Soleil performer David Rimmer's act has its ups and downs

Between the Lines: Youth activist at Detroit's REC awarded $10,000, trip to Creating Change conference

Grab: The ES Collection will heat up even a Windy City winter

Echo (Phoenix): How to enhance the relationships in your lie

Remains of the Day (01/10)

YouTube: The most implausible part of this prank is that anyone would cheat on wrestler Anthony Bowen

CNN: Former Trump lawyer agrees to testify publicly before Congress

Dlisted: Who could blame her for getting knocked up again by this guy?

Instagram: Isn't Tim Tebow taking this "I'm straight" routine a bit far with this?

Towleroad: Now we're going after all-around-great-person JK Rowling????

Greg in Hollywood: What the heck is going on between a scheming and shirtless Leo and Xander on "Days of Our Lives"?

ATP Tour: The Aussie Open draw is out -- Nadal got Fed and Djoko got Zverev (who would have to reach his first Slam semi to get there)

Ben Rothenberg: Down and out of tennis at 22, Rebecca Marino is on the comeback trail at 28

The Daily News: Trump "maybe definitely" declaring national emergency to circumvent Congress and build border wall ... "probably" (AUDIO WARNING)

The Randy Report: Trump once told graduates at a commencement ceremony to "Go through a concrete wall" and "never give up"(!)

Boy Culture: Second black man to die in Ed Buck's apartment identified as 55-year-old Timothy Dean

YouTube: Roger Federer breaks down in tears talking about his late coach Peter Carter

The Washington Post: Meteorologist fired for using racist slur for Martin Luther King Jr. says it was an accident

Daily Intel: Biden's baggage could be a heavy lift in 2020

New York Post: Man dies after getting punched during dog-lease argument

The New York Times: Sugar substitutes offered no health benefits, but they didn’t do any harm, either, a review of studies found

BookMaker: Djokovic and Serena Williams the favorites to win the Australian Open

OMG Blog: Older gentlemen reflect on vintage photographs of their younger selves, share wisdom

Hot Cat of the Day: Watch this stud make a cat's day!

Remains of the Day (01/02)

The New York Times: Norman Gimbel, the wildly versatile Brooklyn-born lyricist who won a Grammy Award for a blues hit, “Killing Me Softly With His Song”; an Oscar for a folk ballad, “It Goes Like It Goes” (from “Norma Rae”); and television immortality for the bouncy series themes to “Happy Days” and “Laverne and Shirley,” has died at 91

The Daily News: Gov. Andrew Cuomo is mum on Elizabeth Warren, says Joe Biden's the one for 2020

Instagram: This is what I'd like to see Tuc Watkins do in my bed

NPR: Trump's (horrific) judicial appointments were confirmed at historic pace in 2018

The Washington Post: Trump makes more false claims about border wall before meeting with Democrats

Margaret Sullivan: Trump calls media reports of White House chaos "fake!" ... but they keep getting proved right

Towleroad: Ridiculously hot bisexual wrestler relocates to Gayville

The Randy Report: Austria celebrates marriage equality in the new year

Baseline: Angelique Kerber is reminded that Hopman Cup teammate Alex Zverev isn't ethnically German

BosGuy: Why is everyone on the beach looking at this man's crotch?

Boy Culture: Playing the part of Jeff Flake for the next six year will be Mitt Romney

Greg in Hollywood: Ricky Martin and hubby Jwan Yosef announce the birth of daughter Lucia

NewNowNext: 13 profiles to delete from Grindr right now (ICYMI)

Washington Blade: 29 Senate Democrats call on OPM to restore trans employee guidance

Consequences of Sound: "Pose" actor Billy Porter to Kevin Hart: "F**k you"

OMG Blog: Alan Bates and Oliver Reed wrestle down naked in "Women in Love"

Twitter: High school bully apologizes to his victim years later

Gr8er Days: Which year was the worst for celebrity deaths?

Hot Cat of the Day: You can't blame a girl for trying!

Remains of the Day (03/23)

Outsports: Pro wrestler Anthony Bowens and his boyfriend, personal trainer Michael Pavano, speak out against online bullying

AmericaBlog: Facebook knows which doctors you go to

Vanugard: Gus Kenworthy on why he gives

Dlisted: Another one of Crazy Donald's mistresses says he compared her to daughter Ivanka

Towleroad: Craigslist shuts down personals -- even "missed connections"

Lecy Goranson: Reckoning with Roseanne, my TV mom

Gr8er Days: Happy Joan Crawford Day!

Hunk du Jour: Trevor Donovan is the definition of a man

The Film Experience: Film Bitch Awards finale: The medal ceremony

Time: Philadelphia college student who died during Bermuda rugby trip suffered fatal fall, no foul play suspected

Entertainment Weekly: Matt Bomer buys out theater in his Texas hometown for a screening of "Love, Simon"

The Washington Post: What a surprise: Crazy Donald carried on like a 2-year-old threatening to veto the spending bill and then abruptly signed it, as is

PinkNews: GOP aide fired within minutes after "anti-gay" and "sexist" Snapchat message (that was kinda hilarious)

BosGuy: I like when the furry ones wear those short, clingy shorts

Baseline: Three-time Miami champ Victoria Azarenka says she's doing everything for son Leo

The New York Times: John Bolton was an early beneficiary of Cambridge Analytica's Facebook data

New York Post: A sixth-grade teacher in Arizona has been arrested after the parents of a 13-year-old boy found text messages indicating a sexual relationship between the pair, police said

Made in Brazil: Behold the swimming portfolio

SpinCycle: Concert celebrates 15th anniversary of Boy George's cult musical "Taboo"

Metrosource: Armie Hammer is gay for pay yet again in a new docudrama, "Final Portrait"

OMG Blog: The Top 10 sexy future scenes

Deep Dish: Colton Ford in a bath tub works for me

The Randy Report: Stormy Daniels's lawyer trolls Trump with possible photographic evidence

Washington Blade: Defying court, Justice Department wno't name experts Crazy Donald "consulted" on trans ban

It's Either Sadness or Euphoria: Looking for your next book? Read reviews of Karen Cleveland's "Need to Know": Ron Bahar's "The Frontman"; Loretta Nyhan's "Diggin In"; and Candice Fox's "Crimson Lake"

Hot Cat of the Day: As we mourn the tragic death of firefighter Michael Davidson, who was killed on a movie set in Harlem, let's give thanks to all the brave men and women who work to keep us -- and our critters -- safe.

On the Rag, Vol. 495

A weekly look at what's making news in the gay mags:

Get Out! The staff at all four Boxers Bars are ready to help you celebrate the Super Bowl, whatever that is

Flame (New Orleans): Buckle up, boys -- Amanda Lepore is going full throttle

Attitude: Bisexual wrestler Anthony Bowens has no issue with his body

Metrosource: Singer Brian Justin Crum on moving from bullying to Broadway to television

Metro Weekly (D.C.): More than 500 Creating Change attendees overran the Hill to lobby for pro-LGBTQ legislation

QX (London): Get to know crooner Peyton

Out: Black, gay and in love: Alain Locke, father of the Harlem Renaissance

DNA (Australia): Oleksandre heats up Issue 217

Lavender (Minnesota): Advancing LGBT health

A&U: From 'The Real World' to 'Queer Eye,' Karamo Brown uses his platform to advocate for nurturing the self-esteem and mental health of young gay black men and creating opportunities for mentoring

HotSpots (Florida): Dancer Gleb Savchenko talks ‘Dancing with the Stars: Live’

Adelante: Jose Aguilar out front -- and what about Alexander Rodriguez inside?